Rocky Mountain National Park is in my blood. My parents vacationed there while my mother was pregnant with me and I’d like to think that all the lovely sights, smells, and sense of freedom my mother experienced, passed down to me. I was hooked. I’m incredibly privileged that many summers of my childhood were spent … More What I like Wednesday: Rocky Mountain National Park (and fall colors)
My life has been fairly interesting and busy lately. Two weeks ago I went to Grand Lake on a family vacation. I loved getting to spend time with my family – two of my cousins even came. I went hiking and kayaking, played games and watched movies, and ate lots of food. I even made … More Happenings of the past three weeks
Gene’s friend, Aaron, has come for a visit. Gene and I took a vacation day today so we could all go up into the Rocky Mountain National Park. Oh my goodness it was gorgeous. Even better, to me, than Guanella Pass was last weekend. The colors were more vibrant and more varied in the park. There … More Rocky Mountain National Park with Aaron
On Thursday, Gene, Sidney and I drove up to Estes Park. We stopped in Boulder for lunch and then went to the Bear Lake Trailhead in the Rocky Mountain National Park for a 3.5 mile hike to see three different lakes: Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, and Emerald Lake. It was a new hike for all … More Four lakes and two hikes
One of my best friends, Elisabeth, surprised me with a visit a couple weeks ago. It was AWESOME! I was not expecting it at all, which made the surprise quite impressive. We started off her stay by watching Finding Dory and dyeing Elisabeth’s hair purple and Sidney’s ends pink! Sidney then did our nails so we’d … More Catch up time
The last time we were in Grand Lake, Gene, Kevin, and I had hiked to Mount Ida. Gene and I wanted to do it again this year so we came up with a plan. We got up at 5:15 AM and had my dad, who was nice enough to get up that early too, drive … More Grand Lake Part 3
Yesterday, my parents, Gene, and I drove up to the Rocky Mountain National Park where we drove on the Old Fall River Road. This road, only open during the summer, was built between 1913 and 1920. It is 9 miles long, is narrow, and is made entirely of dirt, nothing is paved. Although at this … More Day 55. Old Fall River Road
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